"This only is certain, that there is nothing certain; and nothing more miserable and yet more arrogant than man."

"No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments."

"In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment."

"Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?"

"The best plan is to profit by the folly of others."

"From the end spring new beginnings."

"The world changes, and all that once was strong now proves unsure."

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."

"If heaven is going to be full of people like Hardie, well, the Almighty can have them to himself."

"Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin."

"What we learn with pleasure we never forget."

"Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts."